Bills Introduced – 6-21-23

Yesterday, with both the House and Senate in session, there were 101 bills introduced. One of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog:

S 2071 A bill to amend section 11101 of title 49, United States Code, to ensure that rail carriers provide transportation or service in a manner that fulfills the shipper's reasonable service requirements. Baldwin, Tammy [Sen.-D-WI]

I will be watching S 2071 for language and definitions that would specifically include chemical shipments in the scope of the proposed changes.

Mention in Passing

I would like to mention two bills introduced yesterday, HR 4250 and S 2074. They are both described as bills “to maintain the free flow of information to the public by establishing appropriate limits on the federally compelled disclosure of information obtained as part of engaging in journalism, and for other purposes.” While whether blogs such as this one are considered ‘journalism’ is open to interpretation and debate, I have something of a personal stake in legislation like this. Both bills have significant bipartisan sponsorship, but I doubt that in this congress they will actually get considered.